Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

65': Josh Oluwayemi (OG)

FT
1 - 2

Wellington Phoenix FC

34': Kosta Barbarouses
41': Kazuki Nagasawa

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

34': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 34'
41': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 41'
45': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
45': Charles M'Mombwa (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
54': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 54'
62': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
65': Josh Oluwayemi (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 65'
73': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 73'
83': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 83'
90'+1': Wellissol (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 91'
90'+6': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

WEL		NEW
5	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	5
32.7	Possession	67.3
15	SHOTS	25
8	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	7
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 5,109

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	PTS
1	Sydney FC	1	1
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	1
3	Adelaide United	0	0
4	Auckland FC	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Scott (GK)
17	Kosta Grozos
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
4	Philip Cancar
37	Lachlan Bayliss
19	Callum Timmins
23	Daniel Wilmering
18	Kota Mizunuma
9	Lachlan Rose
39	Thomas Aquilina
7	Eli Adams

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Charles M'Mombwa, Mark Natta, Wellissol, Dane Ingham, Clayton Taylor, Matthew Scarcella, Jordan Baylis.

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
3	Corban Piper
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
7	Kosta Barbarouses
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
9	Hideki Ishige

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Nathan Walker, Lachlan Candy, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Luke Brooke-Smith, Dublin Boon, Paulo Retre.

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